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Bracken

in the US

There are 6,858 people with the last name "Bracken" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Bracken 4,047
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  1. is 4,043rd most common Nathan
  2. is 4,044th most common Schenk
  3. is 4,045th most common Allman
  4. is 4,046th most common Teel
  5. is 4,047th most common Bracken
  6. is 4,048th most common Archibald
  7. is 4,049th most common Trinidad
  8. is 4,050th most common Vanmeter
  9. is 4,051st most common Sperry

Similar Names and Nicknames

Brackett, Bracey, Brace, Bracy, Brack, Brackin, Bracewell, Bracamonte, Briceno, Brach

Most Common First Names for Bracken

William, James, Robert, John, Michael, Thomas, Mary, David, Richard, Charles

Meaning & History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breacáin ‘descendant of Breacán’, a personal name from a diminutive of breac ‘speckled’, ‘spotted’, which was borne by a 6th-century saint who lived at Ballyconnel, County Cavan, and was famous as a healer; St. Bricin's Military Hospital, Dublin is named in his honor.

English: topographic name from Middle English braken ‘bracken’ (from Old English bræcen or Old Norse brakni), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Bracken in East Yorkshire or Bracon Ash in Norfolk.

German: especially in the north, probably a topographic name from Middle Low German brake ‘brushwood’, ‘fallow land’, ‘copse’, an element of many field and place names.

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